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This study was conducted on patients attending Al-Hussein University Hospital and Mansura University Hospitals. Sheets were filled out on each patient (age, residence, occupation, family similar condition, travelling, disease duration, symptoms suggesting acute dermatolymphangitis attacks, frequency and duration. They were 25 lymphoedema patients and 8 controls (17 males16 females) and subjected to clinical and parasitological examinations. According to residence, five patients were from Giza Govemorate (18.18%), four from Dakahlia G. (12.12%), four from Gharbia G. (12.12%), five from Menoufia G. (15.15%), four from Sharkia G. (12.12%), two cases from Kafr Elsheikh G. (6.06%) and one patient from Assiut G. (3.03%). In controls, 6 were from Al-Hussein Cairo G. (15.15%), and two cases (6.06) from Al-Abbassia. They were 48% farmers (10 male2 female); 4% grocers (1 male); 8% carpenters (2 male); and 40% house wife (10 female). According to lymphedema site: 3 cases (12%) were bilateral lower limbs lymphedema (2 female1 male), 13 cases (52%) had right lower limb lymphedema (6 female7 male), and 9 cases (36%) had left lower limb lymphedema (4 female5 male). They were 18 (72%) with below knee extension of lymphedema (10 male8 female) and 7 (28%) above knee extension of lymphedema (3 male4 female). Grade of lymphedema was one case (male) with grade II lymphedema (4%), 13 cases (52%) with grade III (7 male6 female) and 11 cases (44%) with grade IV (5 male6 female). Duration of lymphedema was one case with grade II lymphedema in a period of 3 years, 13 cases with grade III lymphedema and the durations of lymphedema for these cases were (one case with 5 years duration, 3 cases were6-9 years,6 cases were9-12 years and 3 cases were12 years) and 11 cases with grade IV lymphedema and duration of lymphedema for these cases were (one case with 6 years duration, 2 cases were6-9 years,3 cases were9-12 years and 5 cases were12 years). |
